Wearable sensing technology applications in construction safety and health

CR Ahn, SH Lee, C Sun, H Jebelli, K Yang… - Journal of Construction …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The advent of wearable sensing technologies has produced unprecedented opportunities
for the near real-time collection and analysis of workers' safety and health data. To …

Deep learning-based construction equipment operators' mental fatigue classification using wearable EEG sensor data

I Mehmood, H Li, Y Qarout, W Umer, S Anwer… - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Operator attention failure due to mental fatigue during extended equipment operations is a
common cause of equipment-related accidents that result in catastrophic injuries and …

Sensor-based safety management

A Asadzadeh, M Arashpour, H Li, T Ngo… - Automation in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction industry has one of the most hazardous working environments worldwide,
which accounts for about 1 in every 5 occupational fatalities. The high rates of workplace …

A science mapping-based review of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers

MF Antwi-Afari, H Li, AHS Chan, JO Seo, S Anwer… - Journal of safety …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are recognized as a leading
cause of nonfatal injuries in construction, but no review of existing studies has systematically …

Assessment of construction workers' perceived risk using physiological data from wearable sensors: A machine learning approach

G Lee, B Choi, H Jebelli, SH Lee - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering that workers' safe or unsafe behaviors are responses to their perceived risk
when working, understanding workers' perceived risk is vital for safety management in the …

Automated detection of construction work at heights and deployment of safety hooks using IMU with a barometer

H Choo, B Lee, H Kim, B Choi - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
An automated system that identifies work at height and the fastening state of safety hooks
using wearable sensors was developed to prevent falls from height (FFH). This system …

Risk factors and emerging technologies for preventing falls from heights at construction sites

M Khan, C Nnaji, MS Khan, A Ibrahim, D Lee… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Falls at construction sites account for approximately 50% of all accidents reported in the US
annually, making them the leading cause of injuries and fatalities. Although there have been …

Construction safety management in the data-rich era: A hybrid review based upon three perspectives of nature of dataset, machine learning approach, and research …

Z Zhou, L Wei, J Yuan, J Cui, Z Zhang, W Zhuo… - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although substantial progress in safety management performance has been made in the
construction industry, continuing fatalities and injuries at workplaces hinder sustainable …

A review and assessment of technologies for addressing the risk of falling from height on construction sites

MT Newaz, M Ershadi, L Carothers, M Jefferies… - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Falling from height (FFH) is blamed for causing significant injuries and deaths on
construction sites. Previous research has outlined a broad range of technological advances …

[HTML][HTML] Towards automated physical fatigue monitoring and prediction among construction workers using physiological signals: An on-site study

W Umer, Y Yu, MFA Afari, S Anwer, A Jamal - Safety Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical fatigue has been recognized as a serious health and safety risk among
construction workers. As a result, numerous studies have endeavored to monitor/predict it …